ก่บ่

gò bò

Meanings

1ParticleB2

..., right?; ... or not? (Northern Thai particle)

A colloquial sentence-ending particle, primarily in Northern Thai, used to form a tag question asking for confirmation, equivalent to '..., right?' or '..., or not?'.

Examples

อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกาดgàatกาดgàatmarket (Northern Thai)ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodแลงนี้laeng néeแลงนี้laeng néethis eveningก่บ่gò bòก่บ่gò bò1..., right?; ... or not? (Northern Thai particle)2Really?; Is that so? (Northern Thai)
You're going to the market this evening, right?
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กับข้าวgàp-kâaoร้านนี้ráan néeลำlamแต๊ๆdtáe dtáeเลยloieก่บ่gò bò
The food at this restaurant is really delicious, isn't it?
เปิ้นbpêrnตกลงdtòk longจะjàช่วยchûuaiเฮาhaoเรื่องrêuuangโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkแล้วláeoก่บ่gò bò
He already agreed to help us with the project, didn't he?
พอดีpo deeเฮาhaoบะbàได้dâiเข้าkâoประชุมbprà-chumตกลงdtòk longว่าwâaเปิ้นbpêrnเลื่อนนัดlêuuan nátไปเป็นbpai bpenวันศุกร์wan sùkก่บ่gò bò
I couldn't make it to the meeting; so they postponed the appointment to Friday, is that right?
2InterjectionB2

Really?; Is that so? (Northern Thai)

A brief question, primarily in Northern Thai, used to seek confirmation or express surprise, meaning 'Really?', 'Is that so?', or 'Right?'.

Examples

Aเปิ้นbpêrnเปิ้นbpêrn1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòoย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòo[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)เจียงใหม่jiiang màiเจียงใหม่jiiang màiChiang Mai (Northern Thai dialect)ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext yearBก่บ่gò bòก่บ่gò bò1..., right?; ... or not? (Northern Thai particle)2Really?; Is that so? (Northern Thai)
A: She's moving to Chiang Mai next year. B: Really?
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Aตั๋วหนังdtŭua năngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeขายหมดkăai mòtในnaiห้าhâaนาทีnaa-teeBก่บ่gò bò
A: The tickets for this movie sold out in five minutes. B: Is that so?
Aอ้ายâaiนนท์nonลาออกlaa òkจากjàakงานngaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaanไปbpaiทำสวนtam sŭuanลำไยlam yaiตี้dtêeบ้านbâanBก่บ่gò bò
A: Nont quit his banking job to run a longan orchard back home. B: Really?
Aได้ยินdâi-yinว่าwâaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâaไปbpaiเฮาhaoจะjàเลือกทำlêuuak tamงานngaanจากตี้jàak dtêeไหนnăiก็ได้gôr dâaiในnaiโลกlôhkBก่บ่gò bò
A: I heard that starting next month, we can choose to work from anywhere in the world. B: Is that so?

Related Words

2Really?; Is that so? (Northern Thai)